Chapter 127: Her Landlords a Real Asshole

"Is that so?" he questions with sarcasm. "She needs to exercise caution. I've heard her landlord's a real asshole."

"Eh, turns out she thinks he's not as bad as people make him out to be." I roll with it excited Ryland's playing along with my banter.

"Probably because she's so cute and cuddly..." I squint at him, but he continues on down his dangerous path. "Like a... kitten."

I smack my lips together to accept his challenge, the sound bouncing off the kitchen appliances, but it only causes his grin to widen. "Actually Simone's the cute and cuddly one. I'm more known for my claws."

He snorts in answer and then speaks under his breath. "Yeah like a kitten's claws, maybe." If I could be one of those sharks with laser eyes, he'd be in trouble. As it is, my death glare only makes him smile, his white teeth on full display. "You don't frighten me, Marissa."

I place a hand on my hip and pop it out the best I can while sitting on a stool. "Maybe you don't know me well enough."